Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD leads me into valleys of deep darkness. A. There is an alternative translation of David’s song that is found in the footnote of verse 4 which reads, “the valley of deep darkness.” What kind of danger would a sheep face in a valley of deep darkness? Enemies could ambush the sheep from…

Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The LORD leads me to rest.  A. The rest of Psalm 23 is found in the sentence in vs. 2, “He leads me beside still waters.” The Hebrew for this verse literally reads “besides waters of rest.” The still waters then would be a resting place for the sheep. The ultimate resting place that God was…

Scripture: Psalm 23 I. Jesus the Shepherd provides what I need. A. There is a personal pronoun used four times in vs. 2 and 3. What does He provide? He makes me lie down. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths. The LORD is doing all this work to provide…

Scripture: Psalm 23 I. Yahweh is the shepherd of Psalm 23. A. When you see the English word LORD (vs. 1) in all capital letters in the Bible, you know that the Hebrew word Yahweh or Jehovah is being translated. God told Moses his personal name Yahweh in Exodus 3:13-14. God is I am. God is absolutely self-sufficient…